²⁸ Out of all the tribes of Israel, I chose your house^[a] to be my priests, to offer sacrifices on my altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in my presence.^(A) I also gave your forefather’s family all the Israelite food offerings. ²⁹ Why, then, do all of you despise my sacrifices and offerings that I require at the place of worship?^(B) You have honored your sons more than me,^(C) by making yourselves fat with the best part of all of the offerings of my people Israel.’

³⁰ “Therefore, this is the declaration of the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘I did say that your family and your forefather’s family would walk before me forever.^(D) But now,’ this is the Lord’s declaration, ‘no longer! For those who honor me I will honor,^(E) but those who despise me will be disgraced.^(F)